Gilbert Corners, New York
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Putnam Valley town. It lies in ZIP code area 10579. It stands on West Branch Canopus Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oscawana Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 40 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Oscawana Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
331 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Gilbert Corners between 1993 and 2020, burning about 501 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 41 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 153 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Gilbert Corners: 30 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Croft Magnetite Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | Magnetite, Pyrite | |
| Croft Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Denny Mine | Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Kinnaird Graphite Property Deposit | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Nathaniel Bradley's Limonite Pits | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-027 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| N. Bradley's Limonite Pit | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Nathaniel Bradley's Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnybrook | 1.1 miles | 40 | |
| Oscawana Corners | 1.6 miles | 40 | |
| Dennytown | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Crofts Corners | 2.4 miles | 41 | |
| Nelson Corners | 2.5 miles | 42 | |
| South Highland | 2.6 miles | 42 | |
| Adams Corners | 3.5 miles | 41 | |
| Tompkins Corners | 3.6 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951090. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.














